Consider the following description :
- 1.Annual and daily range of temperatures is low.
- 2.Precipitation occurs throughout the year.
- 3.Precipitation varies between 50 cm – 250 cm.
What is this type of climate ?
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Answer: D. Marine West Coast (British type) climate has mild winters and cool summers, so annual and daily temperature ranges are low. Westerly winds from the ocean bring rain in all seasons, generally between about 50 cm and 250 cm a year. This fits all three features.
Watch for: Rain throughout the year suggests the equatorial type, but the moderate rainfall figure and low range point to the Marine West Coast.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because equatorial climate gets much heavier rain, usually over 200 cm, with convectional downpours.
- B. Wrong because China type climate has a large temperature range and summer-heavy rain.
- C. Wrong because humid subtropical climate has hot summers and a larger temperature range.
Source to check: NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 12 'World Climate and Climate Change' (Koeppen's scheme, Cfb climate)
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